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Hooker Knob

Hooker Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hooker Knob rises to 997 m in North Carolina. Upper Haw Knob stands 1,492 m to the north-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31627981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
997 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.85900, -82.54569

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 3.6 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 8.3 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 10.7 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Trillium Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Walker Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 13.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
  • Moye Rest: 6.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.8 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 8.8 mi
  • US Constitution: 8.8 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Friends: 14.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 14.3 mi
  • Stream: 14.3 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 14.3 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 14.3 mi
Museums: 14
Gardens: 14
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 18.4 mi
  • Terrace garden: 18.4 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 17.0 mi
  • Overlook Access: 18.8 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Hooker Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper Haw KnobNNE1,492 m7.3 mi
Elk Wallow KnobNNE1,452 m7.2 mi
Firescald MountainNE1,442 m7.9 mi
Lower Haw KnobNNE1,401 m5.5 mi
High RockNNW1,359 m7.5 mi
High PeakNE1,345 m6.6 mi
Big KnobNNW1,206 m2.0 mi
Rocky KnobENE1,203 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807732

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